Classic Lamb Stuffings

Any occasion is a good excuse for a roast, so why not try a few of Julia’s stuffings to jazz it up? Serve with her exquisite garlic sauce, which uses a whole head of garlic. Fear not, the garlic is blanched twice, which tames the flavour, then it’s simmered gently to develop the lovely aromas.

The best cut for this type of stuffed lamb roast is the leg. If you want it medium-rare to medium (a meat thermometer stuck into the thickest part should read about 57C to 60C) it will be done in 60 to 75 minutes at 180C–200C, depending on the size of your roast. For braising and slow cooking, where you want the meat to fall apart, we prefer the shoulder, a fattier and more flavoursome cut, which will require four to five hours at 150C–160C.

When making your stuffing, we recommend frying and tasting a small amount to check if the seasoning is right before using. Your roast will only benefit from this small effort—it’s a little trick of the trade employed by professional cooks.

Recipes by Yolaine Corbin

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Mains

Garlic Sauce for Roast Lamb

1 large head of garlic, cloves separated but unpeeled

2000 grams cold water

200 grams milk

salt and pepper to taste

¼ teaspoon dried rosemary or thyme

30 grams white rice

250 grams lamb or beef stock

Herb & Garlic

1 garlic clove peeled

10 sprigs parsley, leaves only

2 sprigs rosemary or thyme, leaves only

2 shallots

¼ teaspoon ginger powder

1 teaspoon sea salt

½ teaspoon cracked black pepper

Pork & Herb

1 garlic clove, peeled

1 sprig sage, rosemary or thyme, leaves only

4 sprigs parsley, leaves only

½ brown onion

25 grams butter

125 grams breadcrumbs

125 grams beef stock

300 grams pork mince

1 pinch allspice

1 teaspoon sea salt

½ teaspoon pepper

1 egg

Olive & Minced Lamb

12 pitted kalamata olives

500 grams water

½ brown onion

1 garlic clove, peeled

25 grams butter

125 grams breadcrumbs

125 grams beef stock

110 grams lamb mince

1 pinch allspice

½ teaspoon sea salt

½ teaspoon pepper

1 egg

Salmon & Anchovy

1 garlic clove, peeled

1 brown onion, cut in halves

25 grams butter

6 anchovy fillets, drained

110 grams drained tinned salmon

110 grams lamb mince

1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs

½ teaspoon sea salt

½ teaspoon pepper

Method

Garlic Sauce for Roast Lamb

Time 57 minutes in the Thermomix Makes 400 grams

Place garlic cloves in mixing bowl with 1000 gram of the cold water and cook 10 minutes/100 degrees/Reverse/speed soft.

Drain the garlic cloves using the simmering basket, run under cold water to cool down and peel them.

Return garlic to the emptied mixing bowl, add 1 kilogram of cold water and cook again 10 minutes/100 degrees/Reverse/speed soft; then drain and run under cold water. Set aside.

Without washing the bowl, place milk, a pinch of salt, dried herbs and the rice in the mixing bowl and cook 3 minutes/98 degrees/speed 1(90 degrees for TM31). Add reserved blanched garlic and stock and cook 30 minutes/98 degrees/speed 1 (90 degrees for TM31) with the simmering basket in place of the measuring cup.

AND… Important: once you have roasted your lamb and degreased the pan, deglaze the roasting dish over the stove with 2–3 tablespoons of stock or water, scraping off the coagulated juices. Strain into the garlic sauce and stir in for extra goodness.

Herb & Garlic

Time 9 seconds in the Thermomix

Place the garlic clove, parsley and rosemary or thyme in mixing bowl and chop 3 seconds/speed 7. Scrape down sides of bowl, add shallots and chop 3 seconds/speed 5.

Meanwhile, soak breadcrumbs in beef stock in a small bowl for 5 minutes. Drain in a sieve, pressing out as much liquid as you can (save the liquid for the garlic sauce) then add the breadcrumbs to mixing bowl.

Add remaining ingredients then mix 10 seconds/Reverse/speed 5.

Sauté a small amount of the mixture in a little oil in a hot frying pan. Taste for seasoning and add more salt and pepper to remaining stuffing mixture if needed.

Spread the stuffing over the boned lamb leg or shoulder, roll and tie firmly.

Olive & Minced Lamb

Time 5 minutes in the Thermomix; 5 minutes soaking crumbs

Place olives in mixing bowl with water and cook 10 minutes/90 degrees/speed soft. Strain using the simmering basket and return cooked olives to the emptied mixing bowl.

Add onion and garlic then chop 3 seconds/speed 5. Scrape down sides of the bowl, add butter and sauté 3 minutes/Varoma/speed 1 with no measuring cup.

Meanwhile, soak breadcrumbs in the beef stock in a small bowl for 5 minutes. Drain in a sieve pressing out as much liquid as you can (you may save the liquid to use in garlic sauce, page 50) and add the breadcrumbs to the mixing bowl.

Add remaining ingredients then mix 10 seconds/Reverse/speed 5.

Sauté a small amount of the mixture in a little oil in a hot frying pan. Taste for seasoning and add more salt and pepper to remaining stuffing mixture if needed.

Spread stuffing over the boned lamb leg or shoulder, roll and tie firmly.

Salmon & Anchovy

Time 5 minutes in the Thermomix

Place the garlic clove and onion in the mixing bowl and chop 3 seconds/speed 5. Scrape down sides of bowl, add butter and sauté 4 minutes/Varoma/speed 1 with no measuring cup.

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